No Body, No Jury: Judge Bulone Rules and Kosowski Answers Every Question on the Spot | Pt 29

Judge Joseph A. Bulone walks back to the bench with his verdict on Tomasz Kosowski. No jury. One judge. Then a run of choices Kosowski makes on the spot. This is the no body, no jury case in Pinellas County, Florida. A plastic surgeon sued for money, stopped defending the suit, and was weeks from losing it when the lawyer on the other side, Steven Cozzi, disappeared in March 2023. No body has ever been found. Kosowski fired every lawyer he had, gave up his right to a jury, and defended himself against the death penalty through seven days of trial. After the State's closing on Day 7, the judge told the room he would "check the box that I think is appropriate, and that's gonna be about it," and left the bench. This Part opens in silence as court comes back and Kosowski is brought in and seated. The judge reads the verdict form himself. I am not putting the answer here. Then he tells Kosowski there are very important decisions to be made and offers him the lunch break to think. Kosowski turns it down and says he is prepared to answer all of them right now. Watch how fast the answers come, then watch him sworn in again for another Faretta hearing on whether he keeps representing himself, with two experienced lawyers offered to him for free. Here is what I want you to weigh. The court's own appointed special counsel calls this situation "pretty rare." The judge says on the record, "I don't think there's really an answer on exactly how to do this," and that he did look. In a case where the State is asking for death, the procedure for what comes next is being worked out out loud, in open court, by the one person who will decide it. Is that how it should work? WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:01:00 to 0:02:27 - Court comes back in silence, Kosowski is brought in and seated, and Judge Bulone reads the verdict form aloud, word for word. 0:02:27 to 0:05:30 - The judge lays out the decisions still in front of Kosowski and offers him the lunch break to think them through. 0:05:30 to 0:08:27 - "I'm prepared to answer all of them right now." Kosowski answers every question on the spot, and the State says what it plans to put on next. 0:08:27 to 0:16:52 - Sworn in again. The judge walks him through every risk of going on without a lawyer, while two experienced lawyers stand ready to take over for free. 0:16:52 to 0:22:36 - The judge rules on whether he can waive counsel, then reads a jury waiver line by line. Watch Kosowski ask whether the one he signed on August 31 was invalidated. 0:22:36 to 0:27:00 - The court-appointed special counsel says he needs more time and asks for a separate hearing the week of October 12. 0:27:00 to 0:33:39 - The State wants findings made that afternoon. The judge refuses to "make a recommendation to myself," says there may be no clear answer on how to do this, and decides what he will rule on next. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/fl-v-ko... Complete case overview including the charges, the timeline, the key players, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of Florida v. Tomasz Kosowski. Pinellas County Circuit Court in Clearwater, Judge Joseph Bulone presiding. On September 23, 2026, Judge Bulone found Kosowski guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Steven Cozzi, whose body has never been found. Kosowski waived a jury for both the guilt and penalty phases and represented himself. In the penalty phase the judge found two aggravating factors proven (financial gain; cold, calculated and premeditated) and found 'heinous, atrocious or cruel' not proven. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty; no sentence has been imposed. A Spencer hearing is set for October 8 at 9 AM. LATEST ARTICLE: https://justiceisaprocess.com/desk-20... PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • Florida v. Tomasz Kosowski: Full Trial Liv...   No Breaks Edition:    • Florida v. Tomasz Kosowski: No Breaks Edition   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • Florida v. Tomasz Kosowski: Case Story Tri...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • Florida v. Tomasz Kosowski: Key Moments & ...   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #TomaszKosowski #StevenCozzi